And the simple people are trash. A herd of sheep that are good for shearing, but sometimes it's more profitable to slaughter them.
Sergei LukyanenkoGenerally speaking, we can and should say everything. We just have to choose the right time, otherwise the truth can be worse than a lie.
Sergei LukyanenkoIndeed, being a beginner is very difficult right now. Book publishers are in a crisis, sales are dwindling, and publishing houses are losing money, doing their best to survive. It's a sign of the times, the emergence of new kinds of entertainment -- there's nothing we can do about it. I don't think books will perish for good. They could become less widespread, though, falling even further behind movies and computer games. But we shouldn't be afraid of this, because books will always remain the entertainment of choice for intelligent people, of whom there are still many in this world.
Sergei LukyanenkoThis is the inevitable consequence of a popular movie: you become the guy who wrote "the book that inspired the movie." Frankly speaking, I find it a bit insulting.
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